Muhammad Ibrahim

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Experiences of Host Country - Bangladesh

• Muhammad Ibrahim
• Deputy Project Director
• Department of Public Health Engineering
• Ministry of Local Government Rural Development
  Cooperatives

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Experiences of Host Country - Bangladesh

• SACOSAN was borne out of a shared desire
  (expressed by the Govt. of Bangladesh, in
  partnership with WSSCC, UNICEF, WSP, WHO, DANIDA,
  DFID, ADB, UNDP, Water Aid, Plan Bangladesh) to
  priorities sanitation and hygiene amongst the
  political and technical groups working in the
  region.
• The first SACOSAN was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  in October 2003
• Over 300 delegates and guests from 9 Country
  Delegations (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
  India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and
  Sri Lanka) and other local and international
  organizations participated in the conference.
• The conference was organized to review the state
  of sanitation and hygiene in south Asia through
  sharing experiences and ideas.

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Experiences of Host Country - Bangladesh

• Overall goal of the conference was to accelerate
  the progress of sanitation and hygiene work in
  South Asia so as to enhance peoples quality of
  life
• Fulfillment of MDGs and the commitments made in
  the world submit on sustainable development in
  Johannesburg
• At end of the Conference, a declaration was made
  called Dhaka Declaration through consensus among
  the leaders.

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Initiatives taken by Govt.

• 2003 GOB declared Sanitation for all by 2010
• 2003 National Baseline Survey carried out for
  sanitation in Bangladesh.
• 2004 Union Councils assigned to look after rural
  water and sanitation program.
• 2004 GoB year marked 20 allocation of ADP
  grants for sanitation development focusing to
  hardcore poor.
• 2004 National Sanitation Secretariat
  established.
• 2004 Scaling-up of Community Led Total
  Sanitation (CLTS) Program
  initiated in Bangladesh.
• 2004 Sanitation Task Force established with
  specific terms of reference.

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Initiatives taken by Govt. - Contd.

• 2004 Sanitation month (In October) celebration
  initiated in every year.
• 2004 Sector Development Framework for Water
  Supply and Sanitation developed.
• 2005 Government of Bangladesh launched the
  National
• Sanitation Strategy.
• 2005 Pro-poor Strategy for Water and
  Sanitation launched.
• 2006 Bangladesh participated in the SACOSAN-II
  in Pakistan.
• 2007 Independent Monitoring and Evaluation
  Committee established.
• 2008 Demonstrated Eco-Toilets
• 2008 Bangladesh participated in the SACOSAN-III
  in Delhi.
• 2008 Bangladesh played active role in the
  International Year of
• Sanitation.

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Sanitation Coverage based on Baseline Survey
Sl No. Area According to Baseline Survey, October 2003 According to Baseline Survey, October 2003 According to Baseline Survey, October 2003
Sl No. Area Total number of families No. of families using Sanitary Latrines of families using Sanitary Latrines
1 City Corporations 1,216,424 850,527 69.92
2 Municipalities 1,851,337 983,025 53.10
3 Rural 18,326,332 5,272,589 28.77
Country Total Country Total 21,394,093 7,106,141 33.21
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Sanitation Coverage Over the Years
Timeframe Coverage of Improved Latrines in Bangladesh Coverage of Improved Latrines in Bangladesh Coverage of Improved Latrines in Bangladesh Coverage of Improved Latrines in Bangladesh
Timeframe City Corporations Municipalities Rural Total
October, 2003 69.92 53.10 28.77 33.21
June 2004 72.79 55.98 33.08 37.41
December 2004 73.40 64.26 39.41 43.57
June 2005 74.63 74.08 57.06 59.53
December 2005 78.47 79.69 65.74 67.67
June 2006 83.65 83.87 77.75 78.62
December 2006 84.31 85.18 80.91 81.47
June 2007 84.38 87.59 84.47 84.73
December 2007 84.45 88.44 86.23 86.32
June 2008 85.03 89.13 88.22 88.12
December 2008 85.45 89.23 88.38 88.50
Country Total On December 2008 88.50 On December 2008 88.50 On December 2008 88.50 On December 2008 88.50
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